QUOTE : Yes, she hated spirits as much as they hated her. Yes, they filled the world with fear. They forced all of humanity to lead brief, frightened lives, always expecting an arbitrary death at the whim of a spirit. Bridges snapped. Ladders broke. Trees fell. Winds blew hard at the wrong moment. Fires broke out while people slept. And then there were the direct attacks, from spirits who dared.....But they also felt fear. They felt hope and anger and joy. They felt, therefore they were worthy of care. She didn't have to love them. She didn't have to stop being scared of them herself. But she <i> did </i> have to protect them. Serve them, as they served her. Because she had promised them.